Stand-pipe.



N0. 804,51lA PATENTED NOV. 14, 1905.

D. L. WNTERS.

STAND MPE.

APPLIUATION FILED mmm, 1905.

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` NITRO STATES OFFICE.

DAVID L. VVINIERS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOTHEODORE W. SNOW OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

STAND-MPE..

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented NOV. 14, 1905.

To all whom, if; may concern:

Be it known that I. DAVID L. VINTERS, a citizen of the United States,residing' at Chi'- cago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,have invented anew and useful Improvement in Stand-Pipes, of which thefollowing is a speciiication.

My invention relates particularly to standpipes in which the horizontalarm is connected with the vertical standard by a ball-and-socket joint.

My primary object is to provide means for maintaining a close joint atthe articulated connection between the horizontal arm and the verticalstandard, and the several features of improvement herein disclosed havefor their primary purpose the accomplishment of the result suggested,although, as will appear, certain other incidental advantages areinherent in my improved construction.

My invention is illustrated in its preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a broken elevationalview of astand-pipe constructed in accordance with my improvements; Fig.2, a broken section taken as indicated at line 2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3, abroken section taken as indicated at line 3 of Fig. Q, and Fig. 4C anenlarged detail View of one of the journal-supports shown in Fig. 2.

In the construction shown, A represents the vertical water-column orstandard of the stand-pipe, and B the vertically-swinging spout orhorizontal member of the standpipe. The standard A is equipped with anelbow a, having a sectionally constructed socket c, the rear section c2of which constitutes a part of the elbow c and the section a of which isdetachably joined to the section c2. The socket-sections have the usualcircumferential flanges c4665, connected by bolts c6.

The rear or base end of the spout B is provided with a bearing Z),constituting a portion of a hollow sphere, and the outer surface of thisbearing is preferably covered by a shell 71', which may be of brass orBabbitt metal. At the lateral sides of the socket-sections c a3 theflanges fc5 are curved to form ringsections a7 as. The bearing o iitswithin the socket a in the manner shown. Said bearing t is provided atits lateral sides with internal bosses b2, into which extend boresreceiving journals 3, whose outer ends are adjustable in the ringsformed by the ring-sections al as. Having threaded connection with theringsections @sare journal-adjusting bolts Z2", which have reducedsections o, extending' through perforations in the outer ends of thejournalpins 3 and also extending' through perforations in thering-sections al. Conlined between shoulders onthe adjusting-bolts andflattened surfaces at the outer ends of the journals 3 are springs 67,whose function is to keep the rear half of the bearing b pressed againstthe rear sections a2 of the socket. The spout is held normally elevatedsomewhat above the horizontal in the position indicated by dotted linesin Fig. l by a spring C, having one end attached to the spout at a pointc at the upper side of the spout and having the other end attached at apoint c to a lug c2, supported on the top of the elbow a. It will benoted that the spring' C serves not only to maintain the spout in itselevated position when the spout is not in use, but also serves to drawthe rear portion of the bearing Z) iirmly against the rear portion ofthe socket a', thereby maintaining a close joint. Moreover, while thespring C serves the purpose of holding the free end of the spoutelevated the arrangement is such that when the spout is depressed by theoperator the line of force of the spring approaches the center aboutwhich the spout swings, thereby tending to decrease the turning movementexerted by the spring on the spout tending to lift the spout. Theimportance of this feature lies in the fact that the weight of theoperator is depended upon to depress the spout, so that an undue liftingforce on the spout would be objectionable. Furthermore, it appears thatthe spring while serving to maintain the spout in its .elevated positiontends not only to produce a close joint, owingl to the force which itexerts to keep the bearing in close contact with the section all of thesocket, but it also serves to prevent undue wear at one portion of theball-aud-socketA joint, such as does occur where weights in the rear ofthe standard A and connected by arms with the spout B are employed tocounterbalance the spout.

It obviously is desirable to prevent the spout B from turning in anydegree about its horizontal axis, and this resultisaccomplished in awholly satisfactory manner by the expedient of extending theadjustingbolts o" IOO IOS

through the journals b3. Heretofore a plurality of adjusting-bolts havebeen employed for centering the journals, and owing to the difficulty ofsecuring accurate adjustment by these means the spout B has been turnedsomewhat upon its horizontal axis, and the difficulty rising therefromis aggravated by the strain exerted upon the spout during the escape ofwater therefrom. In the construction shown the bolts L* move parallelwith the path of movement of the bearing b in the operation of pressingthe bearing Z) closely into contact with the socket-section ai, so thatthere is no possibility of the abovedesignated diiiiculty occurringduring the adjustment.

Heretofore in the class of construction to which my invention pertainsit has been customary to terminate the inner spherical surface of thesocket-section a2 flush with the plane of the rear portion CZ of thebearing b, assuming the spout B to be in the horizontal position.(Shownin full lines in Fig. 3.) In such a constructionit occurs thatwhen the spout is in its elevated position the upper rear portion CZ' ofthe bearing L will project beyond the bearing in the socket-section a2,enabling ice to form upon the projecting portion. The ice forms awedge-shaped coating, which when the spout is lowered is apt to beforced between the bearings of the joint, thereby breaking` down orinjuring the joint. To overcome this difculty, I extend the upperportion of the socket a in the rear of the position occupied by theupper portion of the bearing b, thereby forming a triangular hood d2,having a spherical inner surface which receives the upper rear portionof the bearing 7) when the spout is elevated and which does notinterfere objectionably with the liow of water through the joint. Thishood is of sufficient size to insure housing of the upper rear portionof the bearing b when the spout is in its uppermost position.

Another diliiculty which is experienced in this class of constructionrises from the formation of ice within the concavity at the lowerportion of the bearing To overcome this diiiiculty, I provide a recess fat the inner surface of the socket (t2 and make a perforation f/ in theshell constituting the bearing the perforation f registering with thefront end of the recess f, as indicated by the dotsoa-,511

ted lines in Fig. 3, when the free end of the spout is elevated. Thisenables the water to drain from the joint.

It will be understood that changes in details of construction within thespirit of my invention may occur to those skilled in the art. Hence noundue limitation should be understood from the foregoing detaileddescription.

What I regard as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is#

I. In a stand-pipe, the combination of awater-column equipped with asocket, a spout equipped with a convex bearing entered in said socket,journals for the spout, adjustingscrews supported on the vertical columnand interlockingly connected with said journals, said adjusting-screwsserving to aid in maintaining a close joint, and springs confinedbetween said screws and journals, for the purpose set forth.

2. Inastand-pipe, the combination of a vertical column equipped with anelbow provided with a spherical socket having a removable section, aspout having a ball entered in said socket and equipped with lateralbearing's, journals entered in said bearings and provided withperforations, and horizontal adjustingscrews connected with theremovable section of said socket and having stems extending through theperforations in said journals, for the purpose set forth.

3. In a stand-pipe, the combination of avertical column equipped with anelbow provided with a spherical socket having a recess at its rear lowerportion, and a spout having a hollow ball entered in said socket andprovided at its rear lower portion with a perforation adapted toregister with said recess when the spout is in its elevated position,for the purpose set forth.

4. In a stand-pipe, the combination of a vertical column equipped with aspherical socket, and a spout equipped with a ball entered in saidsocket, said socket having at its upper rear portion an extensionadapted to sheath the upper rear portion of said ball when the spout isin its elevated position, for the purpose set forth.

DAVID L. WIN'IERS.

In presence of-4 J. HQLANDES, W. B. Davies.

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